girl's name
Elliana
el-ee-AH-na
- Origin Hebrew
- Gender Girl
- Letters 7
- Popularity Top 1000 (US)
- Births on record 29,709
the United States
#139
2025 births
Elliana is a girl's name of Hebrew origin meaning "God has answered me." It comes from eli, my God, and ana, answered — and is distinct from Eliana, which some read instead as Latin for "sun."
- Elliana is a name of Hebrew origin.
- Peaked in 2023, when 2,365 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 1,579 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1986.
Elliana over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1980s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1980s | 16 |
| 1990s | 193 |
| 2000s | 2,823 |
| 2010s | 12,195 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 12,831 |
What Elliana means
Elliana means my God has answered me. The Hebrew reading is a complete statement, made by a parent whose prayer for a child was granted rather than a description of the child.
Where Elliana comes from
Elliana descends from the Hebrew Eliyanah, from eli, my God, and anah, to answer — the same eli that opens Elijah, Elias and Elliot. A competing account derives the Eliana spelling from the Latin Aeliana, feminine of the Roman family name Aelius, which is usually connected to the Greek helios, sun; that gives an entirely different meaning to what looks like the same name. The double-l spelling is modern and largely American, and our records show it rising sharply from the 2010s alongside Eliana, Aaliyah and Amelia.
Elliana in use
Our data first records Elliana in 1986 and shows it peaking in 2023, still rising. Eliana, the single-l spelling, sits at 10 in the United States — so the two forms together are considerably more used than either ranking suggests, the same fragmentation we see across Muhammad's spellings.
How popular is Elliana?
In 2025, Elliana was given to 2,099 babies in the United States, ranking #139 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Where Elliana is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Elliana
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Elliana also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Elliana over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
4 nicknames for Elliana
Each one is a name in its own right — the figure underneath is how it is doing today, so you can see which short forms are rising and which have faded.
Elliana in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
Sibling names for Elliana
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Elliana — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Elliana
What does the name Elliana mean?
Elliana means "God has answered me," from the Hebrew eli, my God, and anah, to answer.
What is the difference between Elliana and Eliana?
Mainly spelling, though Eliana is also read as Latin Aeliana, connected to the Greek word for sun — a different meaning.
Is Elliana a new name?
The Hebrew root is ancient, but this spelling is recent — our records first show it in 1986.
How popular is the name Elliana?
In 2025, Elliana was given to 2,099 babies in the United States, ranking #139 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Is Elliana a girl's or a boy's name?
Elliana is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Elliana most popular?
Elliana peaked in 2023, when 2,365 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
What are the nicknames for Elliana?
Elliana is usually shortened to Ellie, Ana, Lia and Liana.
Is Elliana a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Elliana currently ranks #139 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.